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Four die in English Channel crossing

Four die in English Channel crossing

Four people have drowned after their boat capsized while trying to cross the Channel, the French coastguard has confirmed.

Road plagued by potholes will close for repair works

Road plagued by potholes will close for repair works

A pothole-ridden street – a key road in and out of a housing estate – will be closed for two days while repair works are carried out.

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New Dover coach feels inspired

New Dover coach feels inspired

New Dover Athletic coach Paul Barnes is excited to work with “clubman” Jake Leberl.

Thousands of cigarettes and vapes seized from seven shops

Thousands of cigarettes and vapes seized from seven shops

Officers seized more than 3,000 cigarettes and 1,000 illegal vapes during a huge operation to crackdown on organised criminal gangs.

Dixon buoyant ahead of home race

Dixon buoyant ahead of home race

Dover Moto2 racer Jake Dixon is ready for the British Grand Prix next month after his best result of the season so far in Germany.

New border security command to tackle small boats gangs launched

New border security command to tackle small boats gangs launched

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has set out the first steps to establishing a new UK border security command to tackle people-smuggling gangs.

Shopping centre ‘in robust health’ and won’t be turned into flats, say bosses

Shopping centre ‘in robust health’ and won’t be turned into flats, say bosses

Bosses at a high street shopping mall have allayed fears the centre will be demolished to make way for flats.

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Former vets to be transformed into six flats under new plans

Former vets to be transformed into six flats under new plans

Plans have been submitted to convert the former site of vets into housing after the firm's £1 million move to a new venue.

Chemist boss and customers tried to tackle thief

Chemist boss and customers tried to tackle thief

A gambler who robbed a pharmacy of around £100 after losing more than 10 times that amount has escaped jail.

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Delays warning as tunnel shut due to heavy port traffic

Delays warning as tunnel shut due to heavy port traffic

A busy tunnel has been closed as road bosses prepare for significant traffic heading towards port terminals.

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Whites add to backroom staff

Whites add to backroom staff

A former Margate, Ashford United and Welling United coach has joined Dover boss Jake Leberl’s management team.

‘New McDonald’s drive-thru would be on graveyard’

‘New McDonald’s drive-thru would be on graveyard’

Heritage experts say a new fast food outlet would spill onto an old graveyard with some graves still in place.

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Dixon laps up improvements

Dixon laps up improvements

Dover racer Jake Dixon said his Aspar Team made a ‘good step forward’ at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Dad-of-five convicted of manslaughter after knifing OAP seven times

Dad-of-five convicted of manslaughter after knifing OAP seven times

A man described as "ranting and raving" after fatally knifing a pensioner has been convicted of manslaughter.

Chef lost 15 stone in 16 months by eating one meal a day

Chef lost 15 stone in 16 months by eating one meal a day

A chef who struggled to control himself around food lost a staggering 15 stone in just over a year after fasting and taking up walking.

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‘We bought our houses for the view - this is concreting over the countryside’

‘We bought our houses for the view - this is concreting over the countryside’

A 90-home development on farmland would mean “concreting over the countryside” and spoiling residents’ views, say angry villagers.

'I was never a train buff - but worked on the railways for 58 years'

'I was never a train buff - but worked on the railways for 58 years'

He was just 15 when he started sweeping platforms but now one of Kent’s longest-serving railwaymen has retired after a remarkable 58 years.

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Person cut free from car after A2 crash

Person cut free from car after A2 crash

A person was taken to hospital after being cut free from a car which landed in a ditch following a crash on a busy stretch of A-road.

Vet surgery permanently closes after 100 years in town

Vet surgery permanently closes after 100 years in town

A popular veterinary surgery has permanently closed after almost 100 years due to “extensive” issues with the building.

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Inquest opens into death of man, 37, found in sea

Inquest opens into death of man, 37, found in sea

An inquest has opened into the death of a man found in the sea four days after going missing.

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